Improve Your Attacking Chess

by Simon Williams

250 puzzle positions to train your king-hunting skills"many books have their main aims being to inform and instruct, but Williams places more weight on inspiration. Books like this make training fun. It can be absolutely recommended" - GM Einar Gausel, DagbladetCheckmating the enemy king is the ultimate goal in chess. In this book Simon Williams helps you to practice and improve your skills in this vital area of practical chess.A mating attack typically involves a build-up of forces, followed by an opening of lines, often involving a sacrifice. Once the enemy king is exposed, it is either checkmated, or only saved at a great cost in material. The puzzles in this bookare pertinent to all these phases, and involve questions of where to attack and what pieces to use.Topics Full solutions are included.Simon Williams is a grandmaster from England who has a reputation for playing daring attacking chess. He represented England in World and European Championships in various age groups, and has been a regular in the British Championship since his early teens. This is his second book for Gambit."An excellent resource of positions suitable for study." - Paul Dunn, Australian Chess"I like books of this genre because they act as a constant reminder to me in my own games that if you look long and hard enough even the most innocuous positions often contain the seeds of a winning combination." - Alan Sutton, En Passant" Improve Your Attacking Chess has a brief introduction in which Williams gives his basic ideas on the things to look for when trying to attack, but the heart of the book are the six chapters, divided by theme, where he offers the reader 250 puzzle positions to solve. What makes the book useful is not only the care in choosing the position, but also the hints to direct the reader as well as the explanations of the solutions. These features are often lacking in puzzle books. I have no doubt that readers rated from 1800-2400 will definitely see an increase in strength if they go through this book rigorously." - IM John Donaldson, USA Team Captain

Genres: Chess

Paperback

First published July 1, 2004